Long Island Catholic High Schools

  • Vocational Students Lose Out in Long Island Schools
    Long Island Schools have an admirable goal of getting their students to college. In fact, most mission statements state that academic excellence is the primary goal for each district. In fact, approximately 88% of Long Island Schools graduates enroll in colleges or universities. But what about the remaining 12%? While some don’t make it all the way through high school, others would like to enter the world of work, and receive vocational training along the way. Many Long Island Schools studen Read More...
  • The Long and Short of Long Island Schools
    Want to know more about Long Island Schools? Long Island Schools consist of 125 public school districts, 416,093 students and 29,901 teachers. About 88.4 percent of high school students on Long Island go on to enter post-secondary education. The biggest issue as a whole for Long Island Schools is determining the budget. A recent challenge to the state school funding system, by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, led the New York State Court of Appeals to require the state to adopt a special fundin Read More...
  • Long Island Schools Offer Athletic Choices
    All throughout elementary school, kids take P.E. classes and play outside for recess. In middle school, kids are often required to take P.E., but no longer go outside to play. For high school students, P.E. classes are usually optional; provided each student meets the required 1 semester of Physical Education. While lots of teens are happy to run the mile and climb the rope and call it a day, there are lots of kids who’d like to stay active with a team sport. Long Island Schools offer many optio Read More...
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